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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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